Abstract: Symbolic Computation and Satisfiability Checking are two research areas, both
having their individual scientific focus but sharing also common interests in
the development, implementation and application of decision procedures for
arithmetic theories. Despite their commonalities, the two communities are
rather weakly connected. The aim of our newly accepted SC-square project
(H2020-FETOPEN-CSA) is to strengthen the connection between these communities
by creating common platforms, initiating interaction and exchange, identifying
common challenges, and developing a common roadmap from theory along the way to
tools and (industrial) applications. In this paper we report on the aims and on
the first activities of this project, and formalise some relevant challenges
for the unified SC-square community.